Love Never Ends

1 Corinthians 13:8

One of the most challenging, emotional and difficult times in a person’s life can be enduring the death of ones’ baby or child. All the hopes and dreams the parents had for their baby are gone in a heartbeat. In its place is a world divided into the “before” and “after” that parents must learn to navigate. In the short time parents may have with their baby lives all the love and memories they will treasure for the rest of their lives.

The Haven Network, located in Rockford, Illinois, was founded in 2004 to provide support, programs and services to moms, dads and families enduring the death of their baby. We provide immediate and long term support for families experiencing an ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage or stillbirth as well as families who have received a lethal diagnosis for their baby, SIDS and early infant death. Our immediate goal is to facilitate bonding between parents andbaby and help create memories through hands on baby care. This includes providing parents as many opportunities as possible to parent their baby: bathing, dressing, making hand and foot prints along with photography are just a few of those opportunities. This initial contact with family is the foundation for building a long term relationship with them to help The Haven Network provide the best care for the family once they leave the hospital.

The Haven Network provides long term support including: well-checks, in person and online support group and individual and family grief counseling.

Additionally we have a certified birth and bereavement doula and chaplain on staff. Our doula can provide non-medical birth support to families who request such and our chaplain can provide spiritual support at any time.

Forever In Our Hearts Auction Benefit

Big changes have been made to our annual fundraising event and we couldn’t be more excited to share this evening with you! Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 13th and get your tickets so you can be part of the fun! This year in addition to our silent auction we are proud to announce that comedian John DeBoer will be providing hilarious entertainment. John DeBoer has appeared at comedy clubs, colleges, the Daytona 500 Experience, Comedy Central and Last Comic Standing and now The Haven’s Forever In Our Hearts auction benefit! Tickets can be purchased here. Forever In Our Hearts

Family Sponsorships

Family Sponsorships are available now for our Forever In Our Hearts auction benefit being held Saturday, March 28, 2020. Your Family Sponsorship ($600.00) of our 16th annual Forever In Our Hearts auction benefit not only includes:

*a table for 8 of your family and friends

*appetizers and dinner at Giovanni’s

*silent auction and event entertainment

*PowerPoint program recognition of you and your baby

*special table decoration honoring your baby

*take home gift for you and your guests honoring your baby

but also helps provide our compassionate, comprehensive and long-term grief support programs and services to bereaved families in our community. Your family sponsorship will have a long term and lasting impact on newly bereaved parents in Rockford and the surrounding communities.For more information, please email The Haven at info@thehavennetwork.org or call 815.962.1512

The Haven Network is grateful for the independent donations that are given in support of our mission.